Here we go! A diary for 'the last 20'!!

Thankyou so much everyone, for all the support and positive feedback. It's amazing how alone you feel at times, and you think your crazy for some of the thoughts in your head... only to find out, your not alone at all. There have been so many things that I've written in here and thought I was absolutely crazy for admitting too, only find out that it was quite common. Quite a revelation!

So I just finished my yoga practice. It felt so good and I could really notice a change in some of the poses. More upper body strength for sure!! Another thing I love about yoga is how you get to feel parts of your body that you would never notice usually. I have got to make sure and incorporated my practice on a weekly basis. I did some abs at the end and now I'm thinking, nap ;)
 
I know I've said this already this morning, but I really don't want kick ass week to end. I am so proud of myself this week. I've done something I have never done before... I've turned the corner, and it feels great :) After my yoga practice today, I will have accomplished ALL of my weekly goals and have been rewarded with a number I haven't seen in 3 years 142.0 lbs. My ONLY dissapointing factor is that I grapped the measuring tape last night, and the only big change was my boobs :( It is so nice to see the numbers go down on the scale, I wish they would start going down on paper too. Don't get me wrong, I'm feeling great... I would just love to SEE some changes in my body, not just the scale. Oh well, it'll come!

Yesterday was really a great day. I made it to the dance class last night and boy am I feeling it today :p Yikes. But it was a lot of fun so I would like to try and make it on a reg basis. The time is not great so that might be difficult... maybe every other week. Food was good yesterday too. Ate more cals bringing my total up to 1300. Drank lots of water and no snacks last night :D My hubby has been a huge help this week for the snacking. When I tell him I'm craving something, or that I just want something he talks me down. It really helps. He used to say "well go get it them", now he says "you're not hungry, have a glass of water". So nice to have the support!!

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!!!!
marie
 
thelast20 said:
My hubby has been a huge help this week for the snacking. When I tell him I'm craving something, or that I just want something he talks me down. It really helps. He used to say "well go get it them", now he says "you're not hungry, have a glass of water". So nice to have the support!!

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!!!!
marie
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hi Marie! Congrats on the loss! Those iches are going to melt off so just keep up what your doing! It will come!
Your so lucky to have that support at home - I think my hunnie is the main reason for my snacking, well and my non existent will power when he mentions what he is going to snack on. He does help in the exercise department though - like last night I didn't want to go to spinning and he reminded me how good I feel afterwards so I went and he was right!
Have an awesome weekend! Thanks for all your help and support this week! Let's make sure to repeat this week next week! and all the way until Christmas! Cheers
 
thelast20 said:
I know I've said this already this morning, but I really don't want kick ass week to end. I am so proud of myself this week. I've done something I have never done before... I've turned the corner, and it feels great :) After my yoga practice today, I will have accomplished ALL of my weekly goals and have been rewarded with a number I haven't seen in 3 years 142.0 lbs. My ONLY dissapointing factor is that I grapped the measuring tape last night, and the only big change was my boobs :( It is so nice to see the numbers go down on the scale, I wish they would start going down on paper too. Don't get me wrong, I'm feeling great... I would just love to SEE some changes in my body, not just the scale. Oh well, it'll come!
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Hey Marie!!! You should be SO proud of yourself! 142... that's great!!!! :D Looks like we are pretty much neck and neck in this weight loss thing :boxing: haha! But this is good because we can really push each other now!!! :) And be patient with that measuring tape! You will be amazed to see how much progress you can make in just a few short weeks... keep up those work outs and you will see the numbers drop fast!

Kick ass week MUST GO ON! .... can we make it to 140? Or could we BREAK 140?!?! Let's see! I hereby declare this week..... KICK ASS WEEK: Part II :p haha. If I could think of a more creative name I would! But kick ass just seems to... kick ASS!

Have a great day!!!! :D
~ Sarah
 
:iagree: Oh don't you worry. Kick ass week is DEFINATELY going to go on!!!

So, it's been exactly 2mths since I started, but really only 3 weeks since really getting serious. I took another pic tonight thinking maybe I could see some changes on film... no such luck. But it's like you girls said... "it will come". I guess I figured 8 lbs, I should see it. Oh my goodness, I'm so impatient :toetap05: I've had one amazing week and in head I feel like I should look like a super model :smilielol5:

I did have a good workout today, and at home even!! We have a crappy elliptical. It works just fine, it just squeaks, and my feet go numb after 20mins. So I did 20mins (1mile, 300cals) then I grabbed my 5lbs weights and did squats, kicks, arms, and abs. Finishing off with a few restorative yoga poses. I am at the point where I working out b/c I 'want' to, not b/c I think I 'should'!! That's a great feeling.

When I started this journal 2 mths ago, I opened with the line, "you gotta stop wearing your wishbone where you backbone outta be." I still love this line and refer to it often, but I know I've got my backbone in this now. A close friend of mine told me yesterday that I was standing taller and was coming across with more confidence. That was the best compliment I could have gotten. She didn't tell me that I looked skinny, or that I looked like I was losing weight... those seem like such empty compliments right now. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE hearing that too ;) But the fact that I'm becoming comfortable in my own skin BEFORE my body starts changing... well, I've already won!!

Now my body needs to catch up :auto:

Cheers again to kick ass week. Bring on part deux :D:D:D
 
I didn't know that it's been only 2 months for you too!!! We are at the exact same place, pretty much same weight... awesome! It's nice to have someone to relate to that way :D

Good for you to take pictures of yourself to compare them! 8 pounds is a lot of weigh to lose (even if you can't see it in your pictures). Now that you are working out more, you WILL see the difference soon! It's amazing what a difference exercise can make!

Isn't it nice WANTING to work out instead of HAVING to work out!? Once you get started and you get hooked, it's hard to go a day without it!

I really like the quote about the backbone/wishbone. That is so true! I've never heard it before... I'm going to write it down so I can always look at it :D

Also, that's aweome that your friend said something about your confidence!!! It's nice when people notice those little things :) a girl at my work mentioned that there was somethin different about me lately, something about my energy and my mood that was more positive and I told her about all of this. I like that people can see I walk around with more confidence in myself. This is a great quality to have!!!

TTYL!
~ Sarah
 
skkroll said:

I really like the quote about the backbone/wishbone. That is so true! I've never heard it before... I'm going to write it down so I can always look at it :D
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Quote is from a fantastic book, "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert. If you need an excuse to lay around in bed and relax ;) this book is it!!!!

So, I did something today and I'm not sure that I can say I'm 'proud' of myself, but I'm not ashamed either. I had McDonald's for lunch :eek2: I've been craving it all week, and it's been such a good week, and I talked myself out of it so many times... but, I didn't want to "reward" myself b/c I don't believe in that... so, I went to the gym first. I figured, it doesn't matter how many cals I've burned all week, it matters how many I can burn this morning. Here's what I did:

Treadmill - 45min - 5k - 785cals (ran/jogged for a 10min stretch!! That, I was proud of :D) ran/jogged for a total of 18mins

Crossflex - 16min - 1k or mile (whatever that machine is) - 115cals

Rowing machine - 11min - 50cals

Rike - 10min - 3miles - 75cals

I was planning to do the weight machines, but I was so tired. Got through all my abs, thought I was going to throw up and figured I should be done ;)

I ordered a big mac, med fries and chocolate milk. I took the top part of the bun off and flipped the middle so it became the top. Couldn't eat all the fries b/c I was too full and drank the milk. I figured by taking the biggest part of the bun away and only eating just over half the fries it came to about 800cals. It was SOOO good... I really enjoyed it, but now I feel really tired and bloated which is great b/c it won't seem worth it again for a long while (I hope ;) )

I had 1/2 a peanut butter and nutella sandwich, mandrin orange, and lg Tim horton's coffee w/ 1 cream for breakfast, for a grand total of 1090cals!! So I still have 200cals before going over my daily limit. That's pretty amazing concidering I usually use up an entire days worth of cals in just one MD's meal. I also figured eating it earlier in the day, right after my workout, while my metabolism is fired up was better than our usual time of 8:30pm.
 
Big Mac's are also my favourite. But i am proud to say its been 2 weeks since I had MD's! I also watched "Super Size Me" yesterday, thinking it would scare me off them and I have to say, it worked pretty well.

What an amazing workout! It's so great to see that you are able to step it up week after week.

I have also decided to join you in kick ass week. Yay!
Off for some Wii Fit time...
 
hanako said:
Big Mac's are also my favourite. But i am proud to say its been 2 weeks since I had MD's! I also watched "Super Size Me" yesterday, thinking it would scare me off them and I have to say, it worked pretty well.

What an amazing workout! It's so great to see that you are able to step it up week after week.

I have also decided to join you in kick ass week. Yay!
Off for some Wii Fit time...
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They are so good aren't they?!?!? :drool5: Honestly, I don't want to give them up, but I would like to get to the point where I'm only eating it 1x/mth, rather than 1x/wk... it's a work in progress ;)

I'm finding working 1 week at a time with mini goals has been so motivating. We have the main goal of x-mas, then a smaller goal of Dec. 11, and then the weekly goals. It makes it seem so much more attainable... you'll love it!!! Welcome :waving:
 
MMMMMMM... McDonald's :drool5:

Awesome work outs I see!!! :D

OH and I had to make a new journal and a new account now because I can't get into my old one!!! Something happened, I don't know WHAT but no matter how many times I tried logging in/changing my password, I could not sign in :(

I'm still here don't you worry :D LOL

Tomorrow is Monday already... where did the weekend go?!?!! Kick ass week part 2, here we go!

~ Sarah
 
I know what you mean about late night eating! I do so good all day and blow it at night! I recently started to put away all that high calorie foods so I wont eat them. So far it is working for me.
 
gymfreak said:
I know what you mean about late night eating! I do so good all day and blow it at night! I recently started to put away all that high calorie foods so I wont eat them. So far it is working for me.
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Night snacking is a bad one. Glad you found something that works for you. I've been really good for a week and hope I can keep it up!!
 
OMG!!! Today was a day. I was in the WORST mood all morning. I didn't want to go to the gym, my body hurt, I was irritated VERY easily and was just angry at the world. :cuss:
My husband went to the gym in the morning and then I was suppost to go, but it was the absolute LAST thing on earth I wanted to do. It snowed a crazy amount today so I went out and shoveled thinking the fresh air and exercise would perk me up. At one point I thought 'hey, it's actually beautiful out here... I should go for a walk/run". But that didn't happen... and my mood stayed the same. When my husband got home he say's to me, "your miserable... why don't you go for a run. It's really actually nice out there". Well that did it. I figured the universe was trying to tell me something... so I put my long underwear on, got dressed and went. Even though it hasn't worked so far, I thought I would try jogging. I went a different way then I usually walk that is mostly down hill. 5min:hurray:!!!! I made it before I had to stop and walk!!! I was so excited. Then I realized my pants where slidding down my butt b/c of my slippery long underwear :blush5:
The nice thing about living in BC is that it is VERY hilly (that's a word right ;) ) So, once at the bottom of the road it was time to go back up again, but I went onto the side street/cresents which are like around a 7-10 incline on the treadmill. I would walk up the one side and then run back down the other. I was out for 30min and jogged/ran a total of 12mins. It was awesome!! I got home and thought I was going to die:svengo:, but was now in an amazing mood!!

We had Nutcracker rehearsal this evening and danced for about 45mins full out at that. Shoveled the driveway 2 more times... did my ab routine and for a horrible crappy day away from the gym I think I did pretty good :D

My only slip up was a very tiny bowl of kettle chip as I'm writing this... my willpower is gone for the day. I quess that means it's bedtime!!!:sleeping:

KICK ASS WEEK pt 2... HERE I COME!!! :coolgleamA:
 
The weekend was a write off once again but I am ready for week 2 of kick ass month! If only I could be kick ass one weekend - oh well at least I'm back today! So sad to hear about Sarah's account - I hope they get it worked out. I miss her already. Hi Sarah is your reading this :waving:
Anyway you did awesome this weekend and put me to shame, can't wait to kick some butt this week.
 
Hi everyone,
I love your postings, am new today at wlf, its my day 13 of actually caring what I'm eating!

Actually, maybe I should pull finger and go from walking to a bit of jogging - am scared that at my weight I may do myself an injury... oh well baby steps. Wow running in snow - must be good for you.

Its spring over here in this part of the world... am glad my husband is not into Mac Donalds - just as well for me... although in some ways its a bit of a pain being married to a skinny! Afterall he knows everything about being healthy and what I should do!!!!! lol
Love him anyway, but yeah on my bad mood days I am often angry with him and its his fault.... don't know how he puts up with me!

Have a great day everyone! michele
 
So something magical DID happen :D I'm back! Don't know what happened but I tried one last time to log in and it worked!!! YES!

I'll get back to ya later... I need a nap so bad right now!

~ Sarah
 
I am so bummed right now :( This is the second person I've lost on this forum. I REALLY hope this all gets worked out.

I had a horrible sleep last night. My youngest was up with diarrhea :ack2: and had a coughing attack at 3am... not fun. I was planning on going to the gym tonight anyway... and there's about a foot of snow on my driveway to shovel :hurray:(NOT)

Anyway... back to bigger and better things. KICK ASS WEEK pt 2!!!

week 1 was fabulous and I know week 2 is going to be as well. I accomplished all of my goals and am going to keep the same ones for this week:

-lots of water
-no snacking after supper - (this is such a huge accomplishment for me!!)
-if I can't make it to the gym, some form of workout at home
-2 yoga sessions
-try and eat more cals during the earlier part of the day. now that I'm not eating after supper I'm not getting enough cals

looks good to me :D

Lets have a fabulous week!!! (you too Sarah :):):) )
 
skkroll said:
So something magical DID happen :D I'm back! Don't know what happened but I tried one last time to log in and it worked!!! YES!

I'll get back to ya later... I need a nap so bad right now!

~ Sarah
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AHHHHHHHHHH!!!! YAYYYYYYY!!!! :hurray::hurray::hurray::hurray::hurray:


I had started my last post before going out to shovel the driveway (hour and a half total :p), so disregard the whole first part of it!!!
 
I bet you have to be very motivated to go out and shovel snow before you can go to the gym!:coolgleamA: Lately I will use any excuse to not go, I have got to get back on track! I am going to the gym tonight to do a class or two and lift some weights and I am actually looking forward to it.
I would like to start running but I have this fear that it will be too hard and I wont be able to do it.
Talk to you later.
Kristie
 
thelast20 said:
AHHHHHHHHHH!!!! YAYYYYYYY!!!! :hurray::hurray::hurray::hurray::hurray:


I had started my last post before going out to shovel the driveway (hour and a half total :p), so disregard the whole first part of it!!!
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Lol :D and HOLY SHOVELING! Wow.... this makes me really not want the snow to come!!! EEK! Musta been a good workout though :p

~ Sarah
 
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